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PARIS, Feb 25 — Baleen whales have evolved a special voice box to help them to sing underwater — but this could also make them uniquely vulnerable to being drowned out by human...
Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean. But how they do that has been a mystery. A new study says whales have a specialized voice box that isn't seen in other animals. The study was too tiny to be definitive, but experts say the discovery will direct future research into how whales communicate. The research looked at voice boxes from three dead, stranded whales. Lab experiments showed the whales use a cushion of fat and tissue to sing.
Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean, and scientists think it's because they have specialized voice boxes.
Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean. But how they do that has been a mystery. A new study says whales have a specialized voice box that isn't seen in other animals.
Whales sing loud enough that the sound travels through the ocean. But how they do that has been a mystery. A new study says whales have a specialized voice box that isn't seen in other animals.